Description/Interesting Notes:
A rare, old time example of leadhillite from Missouri!!! This specimen hosts an area of complex, lustrous leadhillite crystals in
association with some galena on a cherty matrix!!! The leadhillite crystals are much more
significant and well formed than the pictures show!!! The leadhillite crystals have some slight translucence and an almost
pearlescent luster!!! These old time Beer Cellar Mine leadhillites are next to impossible to obtain!!! This
material dates to the 19th century and is very scarce indeed!!! Interestingly, a small area of matrix on the reverse exhibits a
small area of fossilized coral!!! This specimen retains an old label from Forrest Cureton as well!!!
The pics hardly do it justice!!! Must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!!!
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